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40-517: The complex commenced operations on September 26, 2005, and was developed by Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership (OCLP). Constructed at a cost of P200 million, Tiendesitas is a part of Ortigas East (former Frontera Verde), an interim 18.5 hectare Ortigas Center development project, similar to the Greenhills Shopping Center . The complex is surrounded by parking spaces and is mainly served by jeepneys on C-5, as well as buses that stop

80-509: A la tiangge is a common negotiating tactic among local merchants. Philippine-made handicrafts (by members of Philippine Chamber of Handicrafts Industries ) from home décor to fashion accessories are found at the Handicrafts Village. Benguet handicrafts are included in the limited edition merchandise to be found here. The Fashion Village showcases apparel and accessories from Philippine designers, notably Marikina . Fashions sold in

120-760: A moister texture than sweet potatoes. Purple yams also have higher anthocyanin content than sweet potatoes. They can otherwise be used interchangeably in most recipes. Although available as a dietary supplement and used in folk medicine , there is no clinical evidence that D. alata has any therapeutic properties. Use of D. alata supplements may have adverse effects in people taking estrogens , anticoagulant drugs or during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Some people may have allergic reactions to use of D. alata supplements. D. alata has relatively high levels of oxalates (486–781 mg/100 g dry matter), which are associated with antinutritional effects and kidney stone formation. The color of purple varieties

160-544: A short walk from the Tiendesitas gate. Tiendesitas is a 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) complex of wide-opened "villages" featuring stylized Filipino architecture. The complex consists of twelve pavilions inspired by Maranao architecture, which, in turn, traces its roots back to the bahay kubo. The roof of each pavilion is covered with chemically treated Cogon grass and is equipped with sprinklers to avoid mishaps during fires. Duyans (hammocks) are scattered around

200-692: A species of yam (a tuber ). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white. It is sometimes confused with taro and the Okinawa sweet potato beniimo ( 紅芋 ) ( Ipomoea batatas cv. Ayamurasaki ), however D. alata is also grown in Okinawa. With its origins in the Asian and Oceanian tropics , D. alata has been known to humans since ancient times. Because it has become naturalized following its origins in Asia, specifically

240-495: A year-round place to be exhibited and marketed to the public. Licensed pet dealers in the Pets Village showcase exotic animals, rare species of birds, primates, snakes, and iguanas. Domestic pets such as Labradors , Siamese cats , parrots, and parakeets are also available. Pet grooming and care services are also available in the Pets Village. A variety of potted plants, orchids, fruit-bearing trees, and ornamentals can be seen at

280-648: Is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig , Mandaluyong and Quezon City , within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than 100 hectares (250 acres), it is Metro Manila 's second most important business district after Makati Central Business District . It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc. Ortigas Center is home to many shopping malls , office and condominium skyscrapers , nightlife bars, restaurants and other building complexes. These include

320-448: Is also grown for ceremonial purposes tied to the size of the tubers at harvest time. Its importance in eastern Polynesia and New Zealand , however, has waned after the introduction of other crops, most notably the sweet potato . Purple yams have edible tubers which have a mildly sweet, earthy and nutty taste, reminiscent of sweet potatoes or taro . The violet cultivars, in particular, turn dishes distinctively vivid violet because of

360-625: Is also home to the Banco de Oro main office owned by mall tycoon Henry Sy, Sr. , as is the SM Megamall he owns—one of the largest malls in the nation—along EDSA. Also located near the Ortigas Center is The Medical City , one of the three hospitals in the nation accredited by the Joint Commission on International Accreditation. Ortigas Center is surrounded by Ortigas Avenue to the north, EDSA to

400-422: Is also proximity to nearby Robinsons Cybergate Center . The Asian Development Bank Headquarters, The Edsa Shangri-La, Manila , The One Shangri-La Place Towers , The St. Francis Shangri-La Place The Malayan Plaza, The Discovery Suites, and The BDO Corporate Center are also located here. The eastern portion is part of Pasig and is where most of the Ortigas Center's skyscrapers are located. The whole place

440-610: Is believed to be a true cultigen , only known from its cultivated forms. The vast majority of cultivars are sterile, which restricts its introduction into islands purely by human agency, making them a good indicator of human movement. Some authors have proposed, without evidence, an origin in Mainland Southeast Asia , but it shows the greatest phenotypic variability in the Philippines and New Guinea . Based on archaeological evidence of early farming plots and plant remains in

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480-595: Is dedicated to special trade shows, exhibits, and unique Filipino cultural presentations that are scheduled year-round. The Tiendesitas opening in September 2005 began with a week-long Bonsai exhibit at the People's Village and was followed in October by an antique exhibit. Shoppers can take calesa rides through the complex. During the opening, there were only three calesas available. Since then, more calesas have been operating in

520-566: Is due to various anthocyanin pigments. The pigments are water-soluble, and have been proposed as possible food coloring agents. D. alata is sometimes grown in gardens for its ornamental value. Dioscorea alata is native to the Philippines, as well as surrounding areas ( Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan ). It has escaped from its native growth area and into the wild in many other places, becoming naturalized in parts of southern and east-central China , Africa and Madagascar ,

560-685: Is often eaten boiled, baked, or as a sweetened dessert called ube halayá ; the latter being a popular ingredient in the iced dessert called halo-halo . Purple yam desserts have more recently entered the United States through Philippine cuisine, under the Filipino name "ube". It is particularly popular due to the striking violet-purple color it gives to desserts. Purple yam is commonly confused with purple/violet varieties of sweet potatoes because of their similarities in color, taste, and culinary uses. However, like other yams, purple yam tends to have

600-521: Is one of various species of yams that were domesticated and cultivated independently within Island Southeast Asia and New Guinea for their starchy tubers , including the round yam ( Dioscorea bulbifera ), ubi gadong ( Dioscorea hispida ), lesser yam ( Dioscorea esculenta ), Pacific yam ( Dioscorea nummularia ), fiveleaf yam ( Dioscorea pentaphylla ), and pencil yam ( Dioscorea transversa ). Among these, D. alata and D. esculenta were

640-580: Is politically known as Barangay San Antonio. It is where most of Pasig's financial resources are primarily concentrated. The barangay of San Antonio has the largest income in Pasig, second only to San Lorenzo Village of Makati as the largest single income-generating government unit in the Philippines. Buildings like The Benpres Building (including the Lopez Museum ), One Corporate Centre , One San Miguel Avenue , Orient Square , Wynsum Corporate Plaza , as well as

680-576: The Ateneo de Manila University is also located within the financial center. Lourdes School of Mandaluyong is among the secondary schools within Ortigas. MFI Polytechnic Institute which caters to technical and vocational courses can also be found in the financial center. Dioscorea alata Dioscorea alata  – also called ube ( / ˈ uː b ɛ , - b eɪ / ), ubi , purple yam , or greater yam , among many other names – is

720-597: The Department of Education (Philippines) Central Office and Region IV-B/ Mimaropa Headquarters, The Tektite Towers, houses the former trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange , Ayala Malls The 30th , The Octagon (Ortigas Center) and The Capitol Commons are located here. The eastern extension areas of Ortigas Center are Ortigas East located at Barangay Ugong along C-5 Road and Capitol Commons located at Barangay Oranbo. Local and foreign companies serve

760-650: The Kuk Swamp site, authors have suggested that it was first domesticated in the highlands of New Guinea from around 10,000 BP and spread into Island Southeast Asia via the Lapita culture at around c. 4,000 BP , along with D. nummularia and D. bulbifera . In turn, D. esculenta is believed to have been introduced by the Lapita culture into New Guinea. There is also evidence of an agricultural revolution during this period brought by innovations from contact with Austronesians, including

800-471: The Philippines , through tropical South America, and the southeastern U.S., D. alata is referred to by many different names in these regions. In English alone, aside from purple yam, other common names include ten-months yam , water yam , white yam , winged yam , violet yam , Guyana arrowroot , or simply yam . Dioscorea alata is one of the most important staple crops in Austronesian cultures . It

840-610: The St. Francis Square , the Asian Development Bank compound, the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments and a Shangri-La hotel. It is also home to the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation , Jollibee Foods Corporation , Viva Communications , Century Pacific Food , and Rebisco . Also present in the area are Philippine offices of prominent engineering firms such as Parsons Brinckerhoff , Sinclair Knight Merz , and WSP Group . It

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880-558: The CBD, such as the Amberland Corporation, Aventis Pharma, Banco de Oro , Bank of Commerce , China State Construction Engineering Corp , Citibank , Digital Telecommunications Philippines , JG Summit Holdings and its affiliates (Robinsons Land Corporation, Robinsons Bank , and Robinsons Malls ), Meralco , Neville Clarke Phils., PCCW , San Miguel Corporation , 7-Eleven , Sykes Enterprises , TÜV SÜD Phils, Inc., Union Bank of

920-588: The Delicacies Village include special dried fish and pili from the Bicol Region , famous balut from Pateros , tuna from General Santos , crispy shrimp, cornick , and bagnet from Ilocos , taba ng talangka , biurong dalag , bottled smoked fish and oysters from Aklan , and the well-loved boneless bangus from Dagupan . Many varieties of rice for cooking are sold here, including Nueva Ecija's Jasponica and Balatinao from Benguet. An area in Tiendesitas

960-518: The Famous EDSA Shrine . The western portion of Ortigas Center is part of Mandaluyong . It is in the eastern side of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills. Mandaluyong is known for being the "Shopping Capital of the Philippines" because it is home to a cluster of shopping centers which stand side by side. This is where most of the shopping malls in the area located like SM Megamall , The Podium , Shangri-la Plaza Mall and St. Francis Square Mall . It

1000-606: The Fashion Village include fabric woven in various regions of Mindanao , shell earrings from Cebu , and necklaces from other provinces in the South. Personal care and toiletries sold in the Personal Care and Novelties Village include homegrown, homemade organic soaps, lotions, and aromatherapy lines developed by local traders. While these products normally surface only during bazaars, the Personal Care and Novelties Village allows them

1040-884: The Garden Village. Gi The Antiques Village hosts antique stores. The most expensive item in the store is an P800,000 – worth statue of Saint Augustine from Bohol . Other stalls sell carvings of the bulol , a granary god, with prices climbing to as high up as P40,000, while contemporary wood carvings from Cebu cost at least P350. Modern, export-quality furniture is sold in the Furniture Village. The Food Village hosts 46 stalls selling local food specialties such as halo-halo , ihaw-ihaw , Minette's Inasal , Tita Lynn's flavored suman , Three Sisters’ Pasig pancit with chicharrón , budbod of Taytay (rice toppings), sisig , lechón , milkfish , and merienda specialties like bibingka , puto bungbong and kakanin . Products from

1080-529: The Philippines , South Asialink Finance Corporation, Callhounds Global BPO Corporation, Vertiv , VeriFone , Asia United Bank (AUB) , White Cloak Technologies, CARMA, and other companies. Among the universities and colleges situated within Ortigas are St. Paul College Pasig , University of Asia and the Pacific , and the Saint Pedro Poveda College . The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health of

1120-795: The area is part of Quezon City . It is situated south of Ugong Norte. The EDSA Shrine and Robinsons Galleria is situated here. Robinsons Galleria is a mixed-use complex composed of two high-rise office towers namely the Galleria Corporate Center and the Robinsons Equitable Tower , the Holiday Inn Manila Ortigas and Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria , the Galleria Regency and a 5-level shopping mall . Before Robinsons Galleria , this mall used to be an open land owned by SSS within Ortigas Center. In 1986, they used

1160-513: The area. Tiendesitas provides live entertainment daily starting at 8:30 PM. Live bands perform in the middle of Tiendesitas. On Sundays, along with the live band, the Bughaw Cultural Dance Group regularly performs – allowing visitors to witness traditional Filipino dances. 14°35′09″N 121°04′41″E  /  14.58593°N 121.07798°E  / 14.58593; 121.07798 Ortigas Center Ortigas Center

1200-513: The company became known as Whitaker and Ortigas. In the following years, there were several changes of partners. Then, on July 10, 1931, the company was incorporated as "Ortigas, Madrigal y cia., S. en C." as a limited partnership by shares ( Spanish : sociedad comanditaria por acciones ). The parties to the partnership were Francisco Ortigas (Don Paco), Vicente Madrigal, B.C.M. Johnston, Fulgencio Borromeo, Clyde A. Dewitt and future President Manuel L. Quezon . When Ortigas & Company acquired

1240-576: The country's premier farms like Nenita's and Dizon's will also be made available here. In the Delicacies Village, vendors sell small food offerings suitable for pasalubong – including Vigan's empanada and longganisa , Tacloban's suman sa latik , chocolate suman, ube suman, langka suman, and Cebu's famous danggit . Fresh fruits from the Davao Region like durian , mangosteen , and mangoes (among others) to organic and fresh vegetables from Baguio and Benguet are also available. Seafood sold in

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1280-547: The development of wet cultivation . However, much older remains identified as being probably D. alata have also been recovered from the Niah Caves of Borneo ( Late Pleistocene , <40,000 BP ) and the Ille Cave of Palawan (c. 11,000 BP ), along with remains of the toxic ubi gadong ( D. hispida ) which requires processing before it can be edible. Although it doesn't prove cultivation, it does show that humans already had

1320-426: The development to offer short breaks during shopping trips. The Filipiniana inspiration extends to the comfort rooms: Old kalesa wheels were transformed into chandelier frames to light up these restrooms. More than 450 traders from Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao specializing in merchandise from regions not usually found in mainstream retail outlets exhibit their wares in Tiendesitas' shopping pavilions. Haggling

1360-557: The estate, it was a virtual wasteland. The vision of the management, headed by Atty. Francisco Ortigas Jr., who was president and chairman at that time, turned it into a progressive industrial, commercial and residential urban complex. It would only take until the 1960s for development to begin in the district with the building of the first structures. In 1997, the price of land within Ortigas Center ranged from ₱150,000 to ₱220,000 per square meter, equivalent to ₱405,681 to ₱594,999 per square meter in 2021. The northern portion of

1400-481: The high amount of anthocyanins . Purple yams are also valued for the starch that can be processed from them. Purple yam is most common in Philippine cuisine (where it is known as ube or ubi ). It is widely applied for many Philippine desserts, such as ube cake , ube cheesecake and ube crinkles , as well as an ingredient or flavor for ice cream , milk , donuts , tarts , jam and other types of pastries . It

1440-561: The knowledge to exploit starchy plants and that D. alata were native to Island Southeast Asia. Furthermore, it opens the question on whether D. alata is a true species or cultivated much older than believed. Purple yam remains an important crop in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines where the vividly purple variety is widely used in various traditional and modern desserts. It also remains important in Melanesia , where it

1480-560: The land for the People Power Revolution. In 1987, John Gokongwei bought the large portion of the land from SSS. It started construction on mid-1988 and finished on late-1989. The mall opened in 1990 being the first mall of Robinsons Malls . Buildings like the UnionBank Plaza , Marco Polo Ortigas Manila , The Robinsons Cyberscape , The Orient Square , The Joy-Nostalg Center , The Meralco Theater are located here, as well as

1520-513: The only ones regularly cultivated and eaten, while the rest were usually considered as famine food due to their higher levels of the toxin dioscorine which requires that they be prepared correctly before consumption. D. alata is also cultivated more than D. esculenta , largely because of its much larger tubers. D. alata and D. esculenta were the most suitable for long transport in Austronesian ships and were carried through all or most of

1560-538: The range of the Austronesian expansion . D. alata in particular were introduced into the Pacific Islands and New Zealand . They were also carried by Austronesian voyagers into Madagascar and the Comoros . The center of origin of purple yam is in the Philippines , but archaeological evidence suggests that it was exploited in Island Southeast Asia and New Guinea before the Austronesian expansion . Purple yam

1600-642: The west, Meralco Avenue to the east, and Shaw Boulevard to the south. Ortigas Center began as the 4,033-hectare (9,970-acre) "Hacienda de Mandaloyon" (also known as "Mandaloyen," "Mandaloyong," or "Mandaloya"), an estate from the Augustinian Order that spanned the present-day cities of San Juan , Mandaluyong , Quezon City , and Pasig . On January 20, 1920, the Augustinian friars sold this property to Dr. Frank W. Dudley and Don Francisco Ortigas. Dudley later surrendered his interest to Phil C. Whitaker, and

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